"Cough cough cough~" With a violent cough, Zhao Xu bent his waist in pain. Zhao Yan stepped forward and patted his back and said, "Brother, don't be anxious, take a breath slowly, so that you won't cough even harder!"

However, Zhao Xu, who was already in a severe cough, couldn't hear Zhao Yan's words at all. After coughing for a while, he stopped slowly, and then sat up straight. His face was panting with a bit of abnormal flush, which looked very sick. However, at this time, Zhao Xu still smiled at Zhao Yan and said, "It's okay, third brother, don't worry!"

Seeing Zhao Xu's appearance, Zhao Yan sighed helplessly. Even Cao Qi and Zhilu Gu were helpless about Zhao Xu's illness. They said that Zhao Xu was too worried, but he had already taken over government affairs, which made Zhao Xu get rid of the heavy government affairs. However, why did Zhao Xu's condition not improve at all, but instead became more and more serious? In the past, Zhao Xu could have barely walked a few steps with the help of others, but now it is difficult for him to sit up.︽,

"Third brother, I heard that you have also improved the Qingmiao method. Now... cough cough~, how is the effect now?" Zhao Xu took the warm water handed over by Zhao Yan and took a few sips, then asked again.

"Brother, you don't have to worry about the affairs of the government. Just have a friend to deal with everything. The most important thing for you now is to take good care of your health!" Zhao Yan said again when he heard this. Zhao Xu's illness was getting worse and worse because of excessive thoughts, so he didn't want Zhao Xu to worry about the affairs of the government.

"It's okay, I'm really bored lying in bed every day. Just tell me about the things in the court, just to relieve my boredom!" Zhao Xu insisted with a pale and powerless smile.

Seeing Zhao Xu so resolutely, Zhao Yan had no choice but to sigh and said, "The Qingmiao Law has indeed made some improvements. In the past, when Wang Anshi was there, he only asked the banks to provide the money needed by the Qingmiao Law, and then handed it over to the governments in various places to the hands of the people in need. However, this could easily cause local governments to do so, and even forced the people to borrow for political achievements, resulting in great public grievances. This time I made some changes to the Qingmiao Law, that is, banks directly lend to the people, and the people in various places voluntarily, and the interest rate was also very low. They achieved good results for a while. It was just because the reputation of the Qingmiao Law was already bad, so I have called this method to help the people loan..."

Fumin Loan was actually learned by Zhao Yan from later generations. When he saw Wang Anshi's Qingmiao Law, he had already thought of Fumin Loan. Unfortunately, Wang Anshi used the local government to implement this law, which led to various disadvantages. Zhao Yan did not think about going to persuade Wang Anshi, but due to Wang Anshi's stubbornness, even Sima Guang and other friends, even his younger brother Wang Anguo, would not even listen to the words of his younger brother Wang Anguo, let alone himself, so Zhao Yan ignored it in the end. Until now, he finally had the opportunity to establish the Fumin Loan project.

After hearing Zhao Yan's detailed description of Fumin loans, Zhao Xu could not help but nodded and said, "The third brother is indeed thoughtful. Using banks to replace local governments to do this, there are many problems in the middle, and the people are completely voluntarily. Even if they lose money in the end, they will not blame others."

"Yes, lending is something that is in your own way. Even if it is a private usury, few people dare to force it to lend it to others, so our court naturally cannot do so. This is also an important reason why the Qingmiao Law caused great public grievances." Zhao Yan also said with some emotion. If Wang Anshi could listen to more other opinions during the reform, the entire reform would not have been so far. Therefore, in this failed reform, Wang Anshi would have to bear at least half of the responsibility.

"Cough cough cough~" Zhao Xu coughed again at this time, and then nodded in agreement, but he didn't say anything else. At this time, Zhao Yan also saw that Zhao Xu was not suitable for sitting for a long time, so he stood up and said goodbye to him and told Zhao Xu to rest with peace of mind. Zhao Xu also knew that Zhao Yan was very busy after taking over him, so he did not keep him.

After getting Zhao Xu's consent, Zhao Yan turned around and left the Chuigong Hall. However, when he walked out of the hall gate, he looked back at the plaque of the Chuigong Hall. It seemed that when the ancestors of the Zhao family built this Chuigong Hall, they wanted to achieve the state of curing and curing. Unfortunately, Zhao Xu took power through reforms, but not only exhausted his body, but now he was also deeply hurt. However, Zhao Xu is now very ill, and Zhao Yan is not easy to change in this situation of centralization, so he can only hold on for the time being. I hope that Zhao Xu's health will improve in the future, and it will not be too late to suggest that he decentralize power.

However, Zhao Yan didn't know that just when he turned around and left the Chuigong Hall, Zhao Xu looked at his back and showed a complicated look on his face. After a long time, he suddenly sighed faintly, with a hint of confusion in his eyes. Finally, he suddenly murmured to himself: "Father, you really chose the wrong person!"

After leaving the Chuigong Hall, Zhao Yan went to the Zhengshi Hall to handle official duties for a day, and lunch was also eaten in the Zhengshi Hall. Speaking of which, since he became the Regent, he had almost never had lunch at home, and he left in a hurry. Sometimes the children at home left before they got up. As for the evening, they were usually busy until very late, which made the children in the family not see him all day long. As a result, all the children in the family complained, and Zhao Yan felt very guilty about this. However, it is a special period, and he could not let go of the government for the sake of his children, so he could only keep this guilt in his heart and plan to compensate these children in the future.

Today, Zhao Yan was still a genius in the second round of the government affairs hall. By the time he returned home in the carriage, it was almost the third round of the day. Because Zhao Yan came back too late every day, Cao Ying assigned him and Xue Ning'er and the others. Every day, one person stayed to wait for Zhao Yan to serve him and take a bath. Otherwise, with Zhao Yan's sloppy spirit, he would definitely fall asleep as soon as he came back, and he would be spared from eating and taking a bath.

It was Cao Ying's turn to serve Zhao Yan today. When Zhao Yan came to the inner house, Cao Ying had already asked the cook to prepare a few dishes he liked. Although Zhao Yan was very sleepy, she was also very hungry. In addition, Cao Ying was supervising, so he had to wash his hands and take the dishes, and then eat them voraciously.

Seeing Zhao Yan eating, Cao Ying said with a feeling of distress and anger: "Husband, you are really, you have so many ministers in the court. You have to ask those ministers to do something. Why do you have to take everything on yourself?"

Hearing Cao Ying's complaint, Zhao Yan chewed the food in his mouth for a few times, and then he said helplessly: "You also know that the elder brother has concentrated most of the power in the court in his hands. Now that he has handed over the power in the court, I can't divide these powers anymore, so I can only hold on for the time being. In addition, I have to deal with some problems caused by the reform during this period, so I will naturally be more busy and will be easier after this time."

"Oh, I hope so. Husband quickly eat, the hot water has been put in, and I can sleep more peacefully if I take a hot bath!" Cao Ying couldn't help but sigh, she was really afraid that Zhao Yan would be exhausted like Zhao Xu. Unfortunately, she was a woman and could not help Zhao Yan in the government.

Zhao Yan immediately ate a few bites of the rice in the bowl. He was only half full, but he wanted to have another bowl, but unfortunately Cao Ying didn't let him eat it because it was already midnight and he had to take a bath again later, so eating too much will only be harmful to the body. Just eat a five-minute full. This made Zhao Yan smile helplessly again, put down the bowl and chopsticks and followed Cao Ying to take a bath.

The weather in the south is hot, and people sweat at any time, so people in the south like to take a bath. Zhao Yan's family stayed in Guangzhou for a few years, so Zhao Yan built a bathhouse at home that was somewhat similar to later generations. When they were fine, they bathed with Cao Ying and other wives and concubines, which was both erotic and comfortable. After returning this time, he also built a bathhouse in a separate yard with a special hot water pipe that could supply hot water for twelve hours.

Zhao Yan naturally didn't need a big pool to take a bath by herself. Cao Ying had already filled a small pool with hot water. Zhao Yan took off her clothes and jumped in. She felt that her whole body was surrounded by hot water. This made him unable to help but let out a comfortable sound. He closed his eyes and lay motionless in the pool. He didn't think about anything in his mind, and he completely relaxed.

Seeing Zhao Yan's appearance, Cao Ying couldn't help but smile a little. He sat behind Zhao Yan and pinched his shoulders for him. After a while, he suddenly said, "Husband, how is Your Majesty's condition? Are there any signs of improvement?"

Hearing Cao Ying ask about Zhao Xu's condition, Zhao Yan also opened his eyes suddenly, and sighed and said, "Brother's illness is still the same. He coughs very hard every day, and not only does not improve at all, but it is slowly aggravating. Listen to the eunuch who cared for the eldest brother, the eldest brother had coughed up blood several times. If this continues, I am really worried..."

Zhao Yan couldn't say it in the end, so he could only turn into a helpless sigh. Zhao Xu in history seemed to be depressed after the failure of the reform, and his health became worse and worse. He died in the end because he died of illness. Although Zhao Yan had changed a lot after traveling through time, he was unable to change the result of the reform, so Zhao Yan was really worried that Zhao Xu would die young like in the original history.

"Don't worry, husband, Your Majesty is in his prime. As long as you are at ease, you will definitely recover slowly in the future!" Cao Ying saw Zhao Yan's worried look, so he could only comfort him softly.
Chapter completed!